The Tsar's Dragons

Name: The Tsar's Dragons
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Catrin Collier
ISBN: 9781785025273

Author: Catrin Collier

Series: The Tsar's Dragons #1

Narrator: Mark Meadows

Unabridged: 17 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Magna Story Sound

Published: 08/01/2016

Categories: Fiction, Sagas

Synopsis

When Tsar Alexander II decided to drag Russia into the industrial age, he began by inviting Welsh businessman John Hughes to build an ironworks. A charismatic visionary, John persuades influential people to invest in his venture, while concealing his greatest secret – he couldn’t even write his own name. John recruited adventurers prepared to sacrifice everything to ensure the success of Hughesovka (Donetsk, Ukraine). In a place where murderers, whores, and illicit love affairs flourish, The Tsar’s Dragons is their story of a new beginning in Hughesovka, a town of opportunity.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Denise on October 21, 2022

Different country Different continent, but retaining the Welsh characters. Enjoyed it more than I was expecting......more

Goodreads review by Tom on November 02, 2014

I received a copy of this from the Historical Novel Society for review. Only after I got it did I realiser that Catrin Collier and I share a publisher. I mention this in the interests of full disclosure: it doesn't disqualify me from reviewing her book. In 1869 Tsar Nicholas invited a Welshman to dev......more

Goodreads review by Ania on March 13, 2018

Bardzo dobra książka z historią Rosji w tle. Wielowątkowa opowieść o budowaniu nowego miasta, ale także relacji międzyludzkich, tożsamości, akceptacji i zrozumienia dla inności. Niejednoznaczne sytuacje prowadzą do nieoczywistego zakończenia, które równie dobrze mogłoby być początkiem powieści. Mam......more

Goodreads review by Mel on November 18, 2014

This was so good, although I was close to giving up near the beginning. Initially I found this dry and difficult to get my head around all the characters, but as the novel progressed their lives and stories intertwined wonderfully. This was a no holds barred historical fiction novel; brutally descri......more